TY - JOUR PY - 1985// TI - Thirty years of safety engineering JO - Journal of traffic medicine A1 - Reidelbach, W SP - 43 EP - 46 VL - 13 IS - 3-4 N2 -

Engineering to assure vehicular safety at Daimler-Benz is described. Some features of vehicle design that help towards vehicular safety are described and include multi-link rear suspension, antilock braking systems, eccentrc sweep windshield wiper, design rules to mitigate first and second collision severity, crashworthy structure, and occupant restraint systems. These as well as some other safety features of cars are noted. The role of road accident investigation in the development of new and better designs is also noted.

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